Prayer For Peace

“Growing up is about moving from a time of prayer to a life of prayer.”  ~Unknown This is my all-time favorite prayer.  In the 12 steps rooms we affectionately refer to this prayer as “The 11th Step Prayer,”  to the world it is the Prayer For Peace by St. Francis Assisi. I can remember the…

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Pray it Up

If you only pray when you're in trouble...you're in trouble.

— Unknown —

If you only pray when you’re in trouble…you’re in trouble.

Busting Boxes*

“He who walks with the Lord and keeps constant contact with Him will see many reasons for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.”  -Unknown The final blog of Gratitude Month is a “THANK-YOU” to my readers.  I began writing these blogs as  way to help people grow, while making a positive dent on the devil’s playground…the internet….

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Gratitude Attitude*

Having an attitude of gratitude sure does open our eyes to a beautiful world.  ~JJM I hope you’ve enjoyed this month of gratitude. One of the best ways to develop an attitude of gratitude is by helping others and if you are looking for a way to help others, on Saturday, December 13th, we will be…

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Gratitude is Power*

“When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others, our desire grows to pass on similar gifts.  Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us.  The spirit of gratitude is a powerful…

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Thanksgiving*

“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”  ~W.T. Purkiser Have a Wonderful and Blessed Thanksgiving! P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 100:4, “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!  Give thanks to him; bless his name!”  (ESV)

Just Be Grateful

You cannot be grateful and bitter. You cannot be grateful and unhappy. You cannot be grateful and without hope. You cannot be grateful and unloving. So just be grateful. ~Author Unknown So in other words gratitude eliminates bitterness, sadness, hopelessness and hate. Nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for…

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Enjoyment not Posessions*

I am grateful for what I am and have.  My thanksgiving is perpetual… Oh how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches.  No run on my bank can drain it for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment. ~Henry David Thoreau I love reading Thoreau’s stuff.  He was definitely his own man….

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Blessed*

“Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.”  ~Unknown